Apache 2.4.x < 2.4.38 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 121355

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its banner, the version of Apache running on the remote host is 2.4.x prior to 2.4.38. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in HTTP/2 steam handling. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, via sending request bodies in a slow loris way to plain resources, to occupy a server thread. (CVE-2018-17189)

- A vulnerability exists in mod_sesion_cookie, as it does not properly check the expiry time of cookies. (CVE-2018-17199)

- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in mod_ssl when used with OpenSSL 1.1.1 due to an interaction in changes to handling of renegotiation attempts. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue to cause mod_ssl to stop responding. (CVE-2019-0190)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache version 2.4.38 or later.

See Also

https://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.38

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#2.4.38

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 121355

File Name: apache_2_4_38.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 1/24/2019

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17199

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:http_server, cpe:/a:apache:httpd

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17189, CVE-2018-17199, CVE-2019-0190